Human Relationships in Palliative Care of Cancer Patient: Lived Experiences of Iranian Nurses

BACKGROUND: cancer patients require palliative care. Aim: the purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of nurses, who provide palliative care for cancer patients, within the context of Iranian culture. METHODS: we conducted a hermeneutic phenomenological study. Semi structured in-depth i...

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Autores principales: Borimnejad, Leili, Mardani Hamooleh, Marjan, Seyedfatemi, Naimeh, Tahmasebi, Mamak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AVICENA, d.o.o., Sarajevo 2014
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Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3990400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24757399
http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/msm.2014.26.35-38
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: cancer patients require palliative care. Aim: the purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of nurses, who provide palliative care for cancer patients, within the context of Iranian culture. METHODS: we conducted a hermeneutic phenomenological study. Semi structured in-depth interviews with 10 nurses were audio taped and transcribed. The transcriptions were then analyzed by Van Manen’s method. RESULTS: one of the most important themes that emerged was “human relationships”, which also contained the subthemes of “comprehensive acceptance” and “psychological support”. CONCLUSIONS: the results provide deep understanding of human relationships in palliative care of cancer patients in Iran.

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